Brian Patten was born on 7 February 1946 and is an English poet and author.
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10 Facts About Brian Patten
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Brian Patten came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool poets, and writes primarily lyrical poetry about human relationships.
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Brian Patten attended Sefton Park School in the Smithdown Road area of Liverpool, where his early poetic writing was encouraged.
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Brian Patten left school at fifteen and began work for The Bootle Times writing a column on popular music.
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Together with Henri and McGough, Brian Patten was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001.
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Brian Patten's first published volumes of poems were Little Johnny's Confession and Notes to the Hurrying Man.
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In 1983, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, Brian Patten published the follow-up to The Mersey Sound with New Volume.
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Brian Patten has written comic verse for children, notably Gargling With Jelly and Thawing Frozen Frogs.
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Brian Patten's style is generally lyrical and his subjects are primarily love and relationships.
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Opening his poem with verse by Pablo Neruda, Brian Patten's poem argues that it is the act of remembrance which offers family members the best antidote to the anguish of loss.
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